But Victor Anichebe equalised in the first half with a strong strike for his first Sunderland goal

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But against the run of play, ex-Everton striker Victor Anichebe equalised to score his first goal for the Black Cats in front of 1,200 noisy away fans, rifling into the roof of the net after turning Simon Francis inside the box.

David Moyes' strugglers made life more difficult for themselves on 59 minutes when South African midfielder Steven Pienaar was shown a second yellow for a crude foul on Junior Stanislas.

Steven Pienaar was sent off for a rash challenge which saw him get a second yellow from Mike Dean

IT wasn’t the first time Gosling had upset Moyes. The midfielder infuriated his former Everton boss when he announced he was quitting Goodison Park as a free agent back in 2010.

ANICHEBE’s stunning 33rd minute equaliser was his first goal since May, 2015. No wonder the Nigerian international striker looked so surprised when his shot beat Artur Boruc.

ENGLAND assistant-manager Sammy Lee was at the Vitality to check on Jack Wilshere ahead of Gareth Southgate’s squad announcement tomorrow evening. The on-loan Arsenal midfielder was busy but didn’t run the game.

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But the 10 men scored through Jermain Defoe who is now the 8th leading Premier League scorer

STEVEN PIENAAR could have no complaints about his 59th minute dismissal. He had already been booked for tripping Wilshere and was lucky not to get a straight red for his over-the-ball challenge on Junior Stanislas.

THE instant ref Mike Dean pointed to the spot for Adam Smith's foul on Anichebe, there was never any doubt that Jermain Defoe was going to score - a true Premier League scoring legend.